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1201:"2024 NFL Draft Scout John Matocha College Football Profile"
1163:(Press release). College Sports Communicators. July 26, 2023
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159:Career highlights and awards
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186:Academic All-American
1189:. November 11, 2023.
1029:. December 16, 2021.
30:Personal information
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1071:. December 16, 2022
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1577:Vander Laan
1545:Czerniewski
1505:Terwilliger
1075:January 16,
1047:January 13,
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977:January 16,
970:The Courier
949:January 16,
942:The Courier
921:January 16,
895:The Courier
751:192 lb
238:quarterback
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1665:Categories
1617:Rivers III
1145:January 7,
1123:August 28,
1117:APNews.com
857:References
732:5 ft
698:Arm length
323:Statistics
317:Fort Lewis
242:free agent
100:Undrafted:
1649:Zebrowski
1167:August 2,
999:9News.com
701:Hand span
90:Position:
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1553:Randolph
1521:Woodhead
1513:Woodhead
1497:Friehauf
1457:McGuffey
1433:Anderson
1425:McKinnon
1210:April 2,
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336:Passing
290:COVID-19
256:for the
154:American
79:College:
1641:Matocha
1441:Singler
1417:Hatcher
1385:Simdorn
1353:Bentrim
1341:winners
1279:June 2,
1236:May 27,
826:Pro Day
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1623:2020:
1615:2019:
1607:2018:
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1593:Dvorak
1591:2016:
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1575:2014:
1569:Quiteh
1567:2013:
1559:2012:
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1473:Bonner
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1409:Graham
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1383:1990:
1377:Bailey
1375:1989:
1369:Bailey
1367:1988:
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1359:1987:
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813:7.27 s
808:4.38 s
803:2.75 s
798:1.69 s
793:4.88 s
695:Weight
692:Height
651:15,006
632:Career
347:Record
333:Games
218:CFL.ca
181:(2022)
175:(2023)
146:Active
132:
41:, U.S.
1601:Perez
1561:Zulli
1529:Scott
1401:Moore
669:1,982
663:172.4
645:1,701
642:1,193
612:174.5
600:4,298
560:178.8
540:4,778
494:165.0
480:3,105
427:168.1
415:2,825
377:Yards
359:Yards
35:Born:
1537:Bell
1489:Hall
1481:Anes
1449:Shay
1393:West
1281:2024
1238:2024
1212:2024
1169:2023
1147:2023
1125:2023
1077:2022
1049:2022
1007:2022
979:2022
951:2022
923:2022
648:70.1
639:50−7
597:70.7
587:14–1
579:2023
536:68.8
523:13–3
514:2022
477:68.1
468:12–2
461:2021
449:2020
411:73.7
401:11–1
394:2019
371:Rate
350:Comp
122:2024
104:2024
675:28
672:3.7
666:538
657:162
654:8.8
622:4.2
618:449
615:106
603:9.1
594:471
591:333
570:3.3
567:443
564:133
545:9.4
532:506
527:348
505:3.2
502:492
498:154
483:8.1
474:382
471:260
454:DNP
438:4.1
434:598
430:145
418:8.3
407:342
404:252
383:TD
380:Avg
374:Att
368:Int
362:Avg
356:Pct
353:Att
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